GARMIN'S OWN STRAP
Garmin HRM 200
$ budget-friendly within watches & tech
Garmin's basic chest strap, with both ANT+ and Bluetooth so it talks to your watch and your treadmill at the same time. Functionally similar to the H10 and an easy pick if you are already in the Garmin family. The battery is a coin cell that lasts ages and then dies mid-tempo run, because of course it does.
Best for: Garmin owners who want matching data
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Worth knowing about watches & tech
- Buy last year's model. GPS did not get meaningfully better in twelve months, but the price got meaningfully lower.
- If your heart rate data looks insane, the fix is a chest strap, not a more expensive watch.
- Do not chase your VO2max estimate. It is an algorithm's guess, and it dips every time you run in the heat.
- Tighten the watch one notch above your wrist bone before hard workouts; loose optical sensors read cadence as heart rate.
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